Gelderland
1900
(Rhenania RH-134)
- Class: Holland - 6 protected cruisers of 1896-99
- Displacement: 3950 tons
- Dimensions: 311.75 x 48.25 x 17.75 ft.
- Machinery: 2 sets 3 cylinder triple expansion, 2 screws, S.H.P. 10,000 = 20 knots
- Armor: Decks 2 in., Engine hatches 4 in., Gun shields 6 in., Conning tower 4 in.
- Armament: 2-6 in. (2x1), 6-4.7 in. (6x1), 4-12 pdr. (4x1); 2-18 in. T.T.
- Complement: 333
- Builder: Rotterdam
- Laid down: 1 Nov 1897
- Launched: 28 Sep 1898
- Completed: 16 Jul 1900
- Service: Sent to South Africa by Queen Wilhelmina to rescue Paul Kruger during the Second Boer War. After WWI she served as an artillery training ship. Taken over by the Germans during WWII and converted to the flakschiff Niobe.
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